in name only; titular; nominal
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
and; thereupon; because of that
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what is worse; to make matters worse
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
marshland; wetland; swampland
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
peril; danger; hazard; distress
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism